Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter Financial Results and Provides Business Update
MWN-AI** Summary
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYCC) reported its second quarter financial results for the period ending June 30, 2025, along with a significant business update. The company announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on its 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, with payments made on May 1 and August 1. A notable development was Cyclacel's share exchange agreement with FITTERS Diversified Berhad, which will allow the Malaysian company to acquire a 19.99% stake in Cyclacel in exchange for its subsidiary, FITTERS Sdn. Bhd. This transaction is aimed at enhancing Cyclacel's operational strategies, with closing anticipated in September.
Financially, Cyclacel experienced an increase in cash and cash equivalents, totaling $4.3 million compared to $3.2 million at the end of 2024. While the net cash used in operating activities was $1.1 million for the quarter, research and development expenses dramatically decreased to $0.1 million, mainly due to the liquidation of Cyclacel Limited in January 2025, which resulted in the loss of eligibility for UK research tax credits.
The company reported a net loss of $1.3 million for the quarter, an improvement from a $3.3 million loss in the same period last year. General and administrative expenses also decreased to $1.2 million from $1.6 million, attributed to lower operating costs. Despite these reductions, the company still faces challenges, including legacy severance costs and increased legal fees.
Overall, Cyclacel remains focused on its biopharmaceutical development, particularly in cancer treatments. The company is on track to continue funding its operations into the fourth quarter of 2025, while navigating the complexities of its evolving investments and research endeavors.
MWN-AI** Analysis
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals’ recent financial results for Q2 2025 present a mixed picture for investors. The company's reporting highlights a significant reduction in net loss—from $3.3 million in Q2 2024 to $1.3 million in Q2 2025—indicating improved operational efficiency. This decline in losses is encouraging, especially as management continues to optimize costs, reflected in the reduction of general and administrative expenses from $1.6 million to $1.2 million over the same timeframe.
Cyclacel's decision to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on its 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock demonstrates an intention to provide returns to its investors, which could foster shareholder confidence amid its developmental phase. However, the reliance on convertible securities and share exchange agreements raises questions about long-term equity dilution which potential investors should carefully consider.
The liquidity position has improved slightly, with cash and cash equivalents recording $4.3 million by the end of June 2025. However, with ongoing cash burn estimated at $1.1 million for Q2 alone, the company may face financial strain unless it secures additional funding or increases revenue streams from its clinical candidates.
The reverse stock split implemented in July serves as a necessary measure to comply with Nasdaq’s listing requirements but may raise volatility in share price. As the company pivots toward additional partnerships, such as with Fitters Diversified Berhad, the success of these strategic moves remains critical for sustained growth and investor appeal.
In summary, while Cyclacel shows improvements in operational losses and managing expenses, the tight cash position and potential dilution effects merit caution. Investors should monitor the upcoming developments from the special shareholder meeting scheduled for September 4, 2025, as approval of their transactions may notably influence stock performance. Overall, a cautious approach is advisable for potential investors looking at CYCC amidst ongoing changes in business strategy and financial health.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYCC, NASDAQ: CYCCP; "Cyclacel" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines, today announced its second quarter financial results and provided a business update.
Highlights of the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, or in some cases shortly thereafter, include:
- In April, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on the Company’s 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, which cash dividend was paid on May 1, 2025, to holders of 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock of record as of the close of business on April 29, 2025;
- In May, the Company announced entering into a share exchange agreement with FITTERS Diversified Berhad, a Malaysian publicly listed company (“Fitters Parent”) and FITTERS Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia private limited company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Fitters Parent to effect a voluntary share exchange transaction whereby Fitters Parent will exchange all of its ownership interest in FITTERS Sdn. Bhd. representing 100% of all of the issued and outstanding capital shares of Fitters, for approximately 19.99 percent of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company on the closing date of the transaction. Following the closing of the transaction, FITTERS Sdn. Bhd. will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee, our Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director will be appointed as a director of Fitters and all of its subsidiaries;
- In June, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on the Company’s 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, which cash dividend was paid on August 1, 2025, to holders of record as of the close of business on July 21, 2025;
- Also in June, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors who purchased from the Company an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into 0.218 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000, which transaction included the Company’s issuance of a series A common stock purchase warrant, series B common stock purchase warrant and series C common stock purchase warrant to each investor.
- In July, the Company implemented a one-for-fifteen reverse stock split effective on July 7, 2025 on which day the Company’s common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis in an effort to meet the share bid price requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market.
- Also in early July, the Company entered an amendment to the exchange agreement with Fitters Parent and FITTERS Sdn. Bhd. to provide that in addition to the shares of common stock of the Company, the Company will pay to Fitters Parent, as consideration, $1,000,000 or a mutually agreed upon amount at the closing of the transaction. Additionally, the parties agreed to extend the Final Date (as defined under the Exchange Agreement) to September 30, 2025. The Company has called a special meeting on September 4, 2025 to vote for approval of the transaction.
Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
As of June 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.3 million, compared to $3.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
Net cash used in operating activities was $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The Company estimates that its current cash resources will fund planned expenditure into the fourth quarter of 2025.
Research and development expenses were $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $2.0 million for the same period in 2024. Expenditure for the transcriptional regulation program ceased as a result of the Company’s UK subsidiary, Cyclacel Limited, being liquidated on January 24, 2025. Research and development expenses relating to plogosertib decreased by $0.4 million relative to the respective comparative period whilst we continue to explore and develop an alternative salt, oral formulation with improved bioavailability.
General and administrative expenses decreased by approximately $0.4 million from $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, due to lower operating costs of the company under current management. Savings for the quarter against prior year were $0.9M, but off?set by one?off legacy severance costs and increased legal fees.
Total other income (expenses), net, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, were broadly flat year on year.
United Kingdom research & development tax credits for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $0.4 million. There were no research and development tax credits for the three months ended June 30, 2025, following the liquidation of the UK subsidiary and the subsequent loss of eligibility for recoverable tax credits as a result thereof.
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2025, was $1.3 million (including stock-based compensation expense of $7,000), compared to $3.3 million (including stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million) for the same period in 2024.
About Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cyclacel is a clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer medicines based on cell cycle, epigenetics and mitosis biology. The epigenetic/anti-mitotic program is evaluating plogosertib, a PLK1 inhibitor, in patients with both solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Cyclacel's strategy is to build a diversified biopharmaceutical business based on a pipeline of novel drug candidates addressing oncology and hematology indications. For additional information, please visit www.cyclacel.com .
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements related to the efficacy and safety profile of fadraciclib in an incomplete clinical trial, Cyclacel’s future plans and prospects, Cyclacel’s anticipated cash runway and the planned timing of data results and continued development of fadraciclib . Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include market and other conditions, the risk that product candidates that appeared promising in early research and clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in larger-scale or later clinical trials, trials may have difficulty enrolling, Cyclacel may not obtain approval to market its product candidates, the risks associated with reliance on outside financing to meet capital requirements, the risks associated with reliance on collaborative partners for further clinical trials, development and commercialization of product candidates and Cyclacel’s ability to regain and maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, although no assurance to that effect can be given. You are urged to consider statements that include the words "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "continues," "forecast," "designed," "goal," or the negative of those words or other comparable words to be uncertain and forward-looking. For a further list and description of the risks and uncertainties the Company faces, please refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic and other filings we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available at www.sec.gov . Such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (908) 517-7330
Email: doris@cyclacel.com
© Copyright 2025 Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Cyclacel logo and Cyclacel® are trademarks of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
| CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (LOSS) (In $000s, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||
| Clinical trial supply | - | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | - | $ | 4 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 68 | 2,023 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,249 | 1,625 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,317 | 3,648 | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (1,317 | ) | (3,644 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) | (3 | ) | 3 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 2 | (28 | ) | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | 2 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 1 | (25 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss before taxes | (1,316 | ) | (3,669 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (2 | ) | 412 | |||||||||||
| Net loss | (1,318 | ) | (3,257 | ) | ||||||||||
| Dividend on convertible exchangeable preferred shares | (20 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Net loss applicable to common shareholders | $ | (1,338 | ) | $ | (3,257 | ) | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share – basic and diluted (common shareholders) | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | (172.18 | ) |
| CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | |||||||
| (In $000s, except share, per share, and liquidation preference amounts) | |||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,275 | $ | 3,137 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 108 | 537 | |||||
| Total current assets | 4,383 | 3,674 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Right-of-use lease asset | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Non-current deposits | - | 412 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,401 | $ | 4,094 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 221 | $ | 4,599 | |||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 539 | 1,669 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 760 | 6,268 | |||||
| Lease liability | 10 | - | |||||
| Total liabilities | 770 | 6,268 | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 3,631 | (2,174 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 4,401 | $ | 4,094 | |||
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